Sekhukhune United vs Polokwane Prediction: Home team will win here

Peter Mokaba Stadium will play host to the South Africa Premier League match between Sekhukhune United and Polokwane that is scheduled to take place during round 6 of the competition. Which of the two sides do you think will emerge victorious here, given that it can be safely assumed that both of them will be targeting a win and three points for themselves?

After suffering a 0-1 loss against Golden Arrows in their most recent Premier Division match, Sekhukhune United will be hoping for a better outcome this time around. During that game, Sekhukhune United had 68% of the ball and 20 shots on goal, with 3 of those shots hitting the target. At the other end of the field, the Golden Arrows had six shots on goal, with two of them finding their mark. The previous six contests that Sekhukhune United have participated in have resulted in a total of seven goals being scored, which results in an average of 1.16 goals scored per game for the team.

Polokwane will enter the meeting riding high after claiming a victory against Richards Bay by a score of 0-1 in their most recent Premier Division fixture. During that match, Polokwane had 57% of the ball and 5 shots on goal, with only 2 of them finding the target. Mokibelo Ramabu scored the game-winning goal for Polokwane in the 45th minute and three further seconds of overtime. There were 15 shots on goal taken by Richards Bay, but only 5 of them were on target. Polokwane, captained by Bernard Molekwa, have converted seven of their attacks into goals over the course of their most recent six matches, which has resulted in an average of 1.17 goals scored per game for the team.

These two teams have only competed against one another twice, and both times, the local team, Sekhukhune, emerged victorious. Sekhukhune United scored five goals while Polokwane scored none over the course of the two matches.

The away team will likely give it their all in an effort to beat Polokwane for the first time, and this is shaping up to be a battle that is likely to be decided by the slimmest of margins. On the other hand, given that Sekhukhune United will be playing at home, I anticipate that they will be able to pull out a victory, albeit a narrow one.